Al Nassr face off with rivals Al Hilal in the Saudi Super Cup semifinals on April 8.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s side trail Al Hilal by 12 points in the Saudi Pro League title race as the campaign enters into its final few weeks of action.
The Super Cup, and their incoming King Cup semifinal, represent the only chances for trophies for Al Nassr as Ronaldo misses out on the big prizes once again in Saudi Arabia.
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch it across the world, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.
What time does Al Nassr vs Al Hilal kick off?
This Saudi Super Cup semifinal match at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium kicks off on Monday, April 8 at 10:30 p.m. local time in Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories around the globe:
Date | Kickoff time | |
USA | Mon, Apr. 8 | 3:30 p.m. ET |
Canada | Mon, Apr. 8 | 3:30 p.m. ET |
UK | Mon, Apr. 8 | 8:30 p.m. BST |
Australia | Tue, Apr. 9 | 5:30 a.m. AEST |
India | Tue, Apr. 9 | 1:00 a.m. IST |
Al Nassr vs Al Hilal live stream, TV channel
Here’s where you can find the match in some selected major markets:
TV channel | Streaming | |
USA | Fox Sports 2, FOX Deportes | Fubo, FOX Sports app/website |
Australia | — | 10 Play |
Canada | — | DAZN |
UK | — | DAZN |
India | — | JioTV, Sony LIV |
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Al Hilal vs Al Nassr lineups, team news
Ronaldo was rested from the start of Al Nassr’s late 1-0 league win over Damac with the veteran Portuguese international making a second-half appearance off the bench.
He rotates back in alongside Sadio Mane, Marcelo Brozovic and Otavio.
Al Nassr (3-4-3, right to left): Ospina (GK) — Lajami, Fatil, Laporte — Al-Ghannam, Brozovic, Alkhaibari, Telles. — Otavio, Ronaldo, Mane.
Al Nassr subs (9): Raghed (GK), Qassem, Boushal, Awad, Al Hasan, Alsulaihem, Ghareeb, Alewa, Al Nemer
Al Hilal stormed to a 4-1 win over Al Khaleej in their last league outing and Jorge Jesus has no fresh injury issues to deal with ahead of facing Ronaldo and Co.
Al Hilal (4-2-3-1, right to left): Bono (GK) — Abdulhamid, Koulibaly, Al Bulaihi, Alshahrani — Milinkovic-Savic, Neves — Michael, Malcom, Aldawsari — Alhamdan.
Al Hilal subs (9): Alowais (GK), Tambakti, Nasser, Alburayk, Salman, Lodi, Kanno, Al Qahtani, Shehri.